The results are in for the survey the City of Arvada did for the Apex Park and Recreation district on the best design for the $4.8 million facility to be built at Fitzmorris Park with shared parking with the Fitzmorris Elementary School. The survey also asked what features would be most useful in the adjacent park outside of the center. A total of 266 responses were received, and some of the neighborhood feedback was surprising.

The proposed facility is joint a partnership between the City and Apex, and it is one of six recreation projects on the Apex ballot this month. The bond issue is designed so that existing property taxes will not be increased. However, if the ballot issue fail, the facility is not likely to be built.

The survey report is only 11 pages and is in a pretty easy-to-read format. It’s shown here:

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WHERE TO FIND OUT MORE
The City of Arvada has a web page that has more information on the Fitzmorris facility at

Ballots are expected to be mailed out to all voters in the recreation district on April 11.

The Citizens for a Livable Ralston Community is an independent neighborhood association representing the neighborhoods adjacent to Ralston Road from the Wadsworth Bypass to the Kipling Parkway.

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Why Are We Here?

There are no secrets here. The idea for a Citizens for a Livable Ralston Community
neighborhood association started with a suggestion by Arvada City Councilor Shelley
Cook to two local residents, T.O. Owens and John Kiljan. We were two of a number of
local residents who thought that the City was moving too fast on its redevelopment plans
for the North Jeffco Community Park. Ms Cook's suggestion was that local community
members would have more say in influencing public policy of we could organize, even if
it were just a loose organization.
Starting up any neighborhood association is a lot of work. If you don't believe that,
volunteer with us to distribute organizational fliers on a windy day, or write a few articles
or news reports on items of neighborhood community interest -- not to mention the effort
in setting up and maintaining a website.
We did not want to make that kind of effort if it were only to provide feedback on the
park. Other community issues are on the horizon including the reconstruction of Ralston
Road from Olde Town to Kipling and the integration of AURA's plans for the renewal of
the Triangle shopping district. After some discussion, we decided to make the attempt
only if the association were designed to cover broader community-development issues.
The suggestion for the name, Citizens for a Livable Ralston Community, came from RTD
board member, Lorraine Anderson.